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Post 17 sponsors Memorial Day parade in Lewes
Local veterans lead the American Legion Post 17 Memorial Day Parade displaying flags of U.S. military branches. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
May 29, 2023
American Legion Post 17 in Lewes hosted a Memorial Day parade May 29.
The event started on Kings Highway and traveled north to the post on American Legion Road on Lewes Beach.
The parade featured a variety of participants, including a convoy of military vehicles, residents dressed in patriotic colors and the Cape Henlopen High School JROTC color guard.
Morty Oransoff, a Rehoboth Beach Korean War veteran, rides in a Willys Jeep with World War II re-enactor Scott Wallick.
Veteran Lani Spahr plays the bagpipes along the Lewes Memorial Day Parade route through downtown.
Adorned in red, white and blue, Erika Caldwell of Lewes gives her Yorkie a wagon ride.
Kimberlee Kelly is happy to hand out poppies on behalf of American Legion Post 17.
Rylie Maedler of Rehoboth Beach represents American Legion Post 17 in Lewes as Miss Junior Poppy.
Dressed in red, white and blue and ready for the Lewes American Legion Post 17 Memorial Day Parade are Josephine, Abby Lee and Cooper McCulloch, who live part-time in Lewes.
It resembles military action as Lewes Memorial Day Parade participants line up.
A line of military vehicles roll along Kings Highway near the start of the parade route in Lewes.
Members of the Cape Henlopen High School JROTC color guard march in the Lewes Memorial Day Parade.
A crowd at the corner of Second Street and Savannah Road in Lewes watches the Memorial Day Parade.
